Still shambling the streets of the city Nelson Algren defined, I am the Monster in a madhouse refined. Burma Shave.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Mystery In Space

Well, since those magenta-hued fellows still can't believe the identity of our newly-elected President, I'll be off in space for the next few years, thanks to the combined power created by placing my Woodstock pendants on my neutron wave reverser. As I'll be travelling through the Earth-14 universe, I should actually be back sometime before the evening rush hour.

I magnified the image to make sure the return address on the coupon was to CAPTAIN COMPANY -- the Warren Publishing house of dreams for geeky grade school kids in the 1960s. I probably wanted one of those space suits -- then thought better of it. Glad I did. The kid in the space suit, with his shades and loafers, it looks a little ... shall we say, perverse? Glad I decided on the back issues of MONSTER WORLD and the 8mm "unmasking" scene from the Chaney "Phantom of the Opera." Did more for me than any suit fulla zippers could have.